Governance changes opposed by Scottish institute members

Harrogate memories

For nearly 30 years housing’s great and good have gathered in North Yorkshire every summer. As the Chartered Institute of Housing’s conference and exhibition prepares to move to Manchester, Lydia Stockdale finds out what the delegates will remember most fondly

CIH head attacks government housing reforms

The government’s housing reforms are likely to be based on a ‘flawed and unsustainable’ model, the Chartered Institute of Housing’s president has warned.

Alive and kicking

Faulty towers?

A year ago two firefighters died in a blaze in a Southampton tower block. Nick Duxbury finds out if anything more could have been done to prevent their deaths.

To pay or not to pay

No trouble

The government is drawing up new measures to streamline approaches to anti-social behaviour. ASB advisor Chris Grose answers your questions about how they might work

Casting the net for a home

A website aimed solely at local housing allowance claimants is helping people find homes. Lydia Stockdale logs on

Tenant take over

In some circumstances, residents can remove management function from their landlord, says Nicholas Kissen

Reasons for rejection

Housing associations can face legal challenges if they don’t give clear reasons for rejecting tender bids. Public procurement specialist Bill Hull explains

Missing contractual targets

Housing benefit caps could put landlords providing rent collection services at financial risk says, David Isaacson, director at Cobbetts